Home Security Tips

Protecting your home and family is very important to all of us. Here are some important home security tips that will help you keep your home secure. Follow
these steps and use a monitored security alarm system and you will be able to rest easy knowing that your family is safe. Here are some important statistics to keep in mind as you read these home security tips:

1 burglary every 14.6 seconds

62.2% of all burglaries occur between 6am-6pm

Average loss per residential burglary is $1607

Only 12.9% of all 2004 burglaries were solved

Source: U.S. Dept of Justice-FBI (2004)

Securing Your Windows

Replace or repair broken or cracked windows immediately

Keep expensive items away from windows

Use blinds or curtains so that its harder for people to see inside

Maintaining Your Yard

To make it easy for emergency vehicles to find your home, use large reflective numbers on your house and mailbox

Never store a ladder outside your home

Do not put your name on your mailbox

Do not hide a spare key outside your home
Keep trees and shrubs trimmed

Keep all entry points to your home well lit

Protect Your Valuables

Do not hide valuables in the freezer, cookie jar, or mattress

Make sure you break down boxes and cut them up before throwing them
away

Shred sensitive documents before throwing in the trash

Keep jewelry in a safe or safe deposit box

Going on Vacation

Use a timer for your lights, TV, and radio while you are gone

Put your newspaper and mail delivery on hold
Have a neighbor keep an eye on your house, shovel snow, mow the yard